This Year’s Line-up will Feature an Expanded German Entertainment The Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest celebrates 44 years of German style family fun and good times this year. Rated Southern California’s #1 Oktoberfest, this Fall’s festival once again will expand the entertainment line-up to feature two bands from Germany and more free contests. The Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest has continuously expanded its entertainment offerings over the past five years, providing guests with a wide variety of music, dance groups and contests. With the addition of the outside Rocktoberfest Spaten stage last year, Oktoberfest visitors enjoyed traditional Oktoberfest German bands and a…
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This San Clemente realtor-turned-philanthropist makes more than housing dreams come true, he helps your kids achieve their dreams. Ever since longtime San Clemente realtor and resident Michael Anthony was introduced to the benevolent Nick Pasquale Foundation, he was smitten with the extraordinary impact it made on kids in the community. If you haven’t already heard of the foundation, it was created in loving memory of San Clemente’s own Nick Pasquale, whose tragic death at the young age of 20 shook through the community last September. Nick was a spirited, dedicated young athlete who ultimately wanted to be a firefighter, or…
Even after 5 decades in business, this family-owned real estate firm grows stronger every year. Bob Conrad took over the family real estate business from his parents, George and Louise, way back in 1975. He was eventually joined by his wife, Mary Jo, and then by all of his own sons in the running of the company—Jeremy, Bill and Steve. Together, they’ve seen this small beach town grow into a thriving family community, and helped many residents find their places inside it. They’re definitely experts at what they do. Conrad Realtors, Inc. has served the community for more than 50…
Tunnel Vision is quickly becoming Southern California’s favorite new Surf, Reggae, Ska band. The band is comprised of five San Clemente musicians who grew up with instruments in their hands and skateboards and surfboards under their feet. Tunnel Vision originally formed as a three-piece band, with Hayden Hanson as the lead singer and guitarist, Jacob Hernandez on bass, and Tanner Payan on drums and additional vocals. The three have been long time friends, who grew up in South San Clemente’s Trestles neighborhood surfing waves and riding concrete bowls. Growing up in SoCal, the band was heavily influenced by the Punk…
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The day the ocean’s fragility became her reality“ There were lifeguards in their trucks and they were going up and down the beach telling swimmers and surfers to get out of the water,” she says of the day a toxic spill in the waters, just north of Manhattan Beach, had forced a beach closure. Her vision of the ocean – a place designed for swimming, relaxing and body surfing was altered. “I never thought this huge ocean could be polluted; it was so out of context.” But the ocean was polluted. And Manhattan Beach closed temporarily to wait for the…
Escape the everyday and join us for the hospitality, laughter and camaraderie that has made the Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest world famous. Every Fall a very special extended family comes together to celebrate the traditions of a simpler era. Rated the number-one Oktoberfest celebration in California, the Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest is less than one tank of gas away from most Southern California cities, so pack up the family and head for the mountains. The Big Bear Lake Oktoberfest welcomes festival fans of all ages. The entertainment is non-stop fun for both the young and young at heart. Kids love…
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Kids LOVE to tumble! Tumbling builds strength, power, courage, and confidence! Tumbling also gives children a perfect venue for showing off both in and out of the gym! Tumbling is an important component of cheerleading, gymnastics, and dance. Strong tumbling skills distinguish an athlete in any of these disciplines and many of our gymnasts, cheerleaders and dancers cross train in tumbling. Tumbling also develops body awareness and balance and is a favorite for football players, soccer players and other athletes. No matter what your focus is, tumbling is totally FUN! Cal Elite Kids offers beginning, intermediate, and advanced tumbling classes…
Over the last 13 years, Stone, a contractor who divides his time between homes in Big Bear Lake and Glendora, has snatched up property across the San Bernardino Mountains city. He has bought three lodges that had been on the market for years and had fallen into disrepair, converting them into elegant 5-star stopovers. Last year, he bought the Village Theater, the former movie house in the city’s Village shopping district that Stone is now transforming into a live music and comedy venue called The Cave. The grand opening was held on June 7 and featured as its inaugural performer,…